Thump

Having spent the last couple of hours reading through this thread , i'm absolutely astounded by the size and complexity of some of these boards! Some real beauties in there.

I bet you're all pretty good at riverdance 

Thanks guys , both options sound really good 

8 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

 It's more that there are only so many hours in the day  

And even less where we can actually play or feel like playing. Short spells but often can be the key to effective practice , it certainly works for myself and some guitar players i know

I'm looking for a recommendation from you experienced folks , as per the title i am looking to add an envelope filter to the xmas list as the wife is nagging me already.

It can be stand alone as or part of a multi effects unit. Possibly looking for a chorus at some point too.

The only one i have heard so far is the MXR M82 at about £170 , it does sound good but i'm wondering what other options are available that would be recommended by the good people here

Thanks 

Count me in 100%

Always looking for something new / different

I'm not too sure how many people will find that an affordable price. I'd be interested if it were about $600 cheaper.

It definitely looks good though

I too am a hobbyist player , i play what i like listening too , or at least try to. I enjoy Primus so thats something to aim for i guess.

I get drawn to tunes with a nice bass groove or a tasty line and end up attempting to play it. Quite often it leads me to new artists or groups i would not have listened to normally.

My playing is purely limited to my abilities , which regrettably are not up to much. I'm working on it every day , even just a little bit, there will be improvements over time.

A DHL delivery driver once told me it stood for Day and a Half Late

It's been a total Donny takeover for me this week

Just realised i can post a pic in here now 🙃

My new Btb805ms 

Really nice blue , hope it plays as good as it looks 😍

After a long time thinking about it and flip flopping on choice of a new bass, I spotted this online and it instantly drew all my attention. I have looked at Btb's for several years and nearly bought one in the USA a few years back.

I always thought i could never do an instrument like this any justice when it came to playing. It turns out i don't care 🤷‍♂️  

Still playing around with the mid frequency switch and discovering what it does. So far it's incredible , nicely set up straight from the box , neeeearly in tune with one or two strings needing a tweak only.

5 string is entirely new to me and so is multi scale and i have to say i'm loving both. That low B string...oh man that sounds goooood. Clear as a bell , meaty as hell. Love me some beef.

The sounds it can push out are punishing my little 25W orange amp , the poor little 8" speaker was farting its life away at a tiny tweak of bass boost with the amp eq flat. Good enough reason for something else i reckon 😬

Here are the obligatory pictures , the only i have taken so far

I was 6 , had zero interest in music.

I do remember having a Star wars audio tape at the time of live aid as my cousin who is 4 years older gave it to me when that was on the telly. To this day I still haven't watched it.

Awesome thanks, I'll get that book ordered up,  find a tutor and take it from there. Thank you 🫡

4 hours ago, fretmeister said:

 

 

 

Anyone can go from zero to reading Grade 3 in a year by only giving it 10 mins a day. Little and often. None of that 3 hours on a Saturday crap. 10 mins a day. That's it.

This gives me hope, I have next to zero theory knowledge and I'd really like to get a grasp of it. Thinking of finding a tutor locally as I'm not even sure where to start

A few years ago I bought a lovely telecaster in california, got a hard case too. Brought it back no problem. No charges, nothing

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Not me, I love it and can’t imagine my life without bass, I still play pretty much every day and when I’m not I’m either watching YouTube or browsing basses 

I'm in the same place, can't imagine not picking up a bass any time I sit down at home. It's how I chill out and relax after a long hard shift. If I'm not playing,  I'm online looking at and reading everything I can. Even on breaks at work I'm "window" shopping. I prefer to think of it as research 🤔

I think it's just where the binding ends. But I know very little , please carry on

That's excellent news guys, thanks. Bias confirmed,  will have one of these before long 😂

So these have been out for a while now, how do people feel about them nowadays? Any issues that have appeared or known problems?

My daughter has decided she is going to play bass (hallelujah!) and has already chosen her instrument of my pain, an epiphone eb3 in cherry. I am going to give her my orange crush 25 (which is like new) to use so I'll be requiring a new amp myself. Once she's practiced a bit and has a bit of playing under her belt I'll buy her whatever she needs. Until then I have my eyes on a 2x10 katana as GAS continues to bite me hard and will not stop until satiated

Donny Benet today.

I have sole control of the workshop sound system 😂 12 hour shifts become bearable when you can listen to what you want. Luckily my two colleagues enjoy listening to him as well, which is my fault. They enjoy his in studio vids, and now his albums 👌

Ouch! I don't think I'd keep it with a ding like that, that's more than just a small chip or mark. Somebody dropped that then sent it out anyway hoping the person on the other end didn't notice

Edit:extra word removal

Edit 2 : (didnt want to clutter up the thread with my crap so i stuck it here)why do I find these so damn attractive now, I never liked the colour before, but the whole thing together ❤️ 

I have a couple of guitars I regret buying, soon they will turn into a new bass and amp 🤞

1 hour ago, TimR said:

Overrated: Heft.

Underrated: Thump.

 

YMMV. 

Why thank you kind sir!